Articoli correlati a Lessons from the Great Gardeners: Forty Gardening Icons...
Like heirloom seeds and grafts from trees, advice from great gardeners handed down through the centuries has shaped the science and art of gardens across the globe. Spanning gardeners from fifteenth-century Japan to the contemporary United States, Lessons from the Great Gardeners profiles forty groundbreaking botanists, nurserymen, and tillers of earth, men and women whose passion, innovation, and green thumbs endure in the formal landscapes and vegetable patches of today.
Entries for each gardening great highlight their iconic plants and garden designs, revealing both the gardeners’ own influences and the seeds—sometimes literal—that they sowed for gardens yet to sprout. From André Le Nôtre in seventeenth-century France, who drew on his training as an architect and hydraulic engineer to bring the topiary form to Vaux-le-Vicomte and Versailles, to the work of High Line and Lurie Garden designer Piet Oudolf, and Thomas Jefferson’s advice on creating protected garden microclimates for help growing early crops and tender fruit like figs (with peas, a Jefferson favorite), Lessons from the Great Gardeners is a resource as rich as the soil from which it springs.
Featuring lush illustrations harvested from the archives of the Royal Horticultural Society, as well as sections on a dozen international gardens that showcase the lessons of the greats, this homage to the love of good, clean dirt is sure to inspire readers to get out in the sun and dig.
Entries for each gardening great highlight their iconic plants and garden designs, revealing both the gardeners’ own influences and the seeds—sometimes literal—that they sowed for gardens yet to sprout. From André Le Nôtre in seventeenth-century France, who drew on his training as an architect and hydraulic engineer to bring the topiary form to Vaux-le-Vicomte and Versailles, to the work of High Line and Lurie Garden designer Piet Oudolf, and Thomas Jefferson’s advice on creating protected garden microclimates for help growing early crops and tender fruit like figs (with peas, a Jefferson favorite), Lessons from the Great Gardeners is a resource as rich as the soil from which it springs.
Featuring lush illustrations harvested from the archives of the Royal Horticultural Society, as well as sections on a dozen international gardens that showcase the lessons of the greats, this homage to the love of good, clean dirt is sure to inspire readers to get out in the sun and dig.
Le informazioni nella sezione "Riassunto" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.
L'autore:
Matthew Biggs trained at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, is a member of the Woody Plant Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society, and panel member on BBC Radio Four’s Gardeners’ Question Time. A well-known broadcaster, gardening writer, and personality, he has written several books including The Complete Book of Vegetables: The Ultimate Guide to Growing, Cooking and Eating Vegetables.
Le informazioni nella sezione "Su questo libro" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.
- EditoreUniv of Chicago Pr
- Data di pubblicazione2016
- ISBN 10 022636948X
- ISBN 13 9780226369488
- RilegaturaCopertina rigida
- Numero di pagine224
- Valutazione libreria
Compra nuovo
Scopri di più su questo articolo
EUR 17,03
Spese di spedizione:
EUR 3,93
In U.S.A.
I migliori risultati di ricerca su AbeBooks
Foto dell'editore
Lessons from the Great Gardeners: Forty Gardening Icons and What They Teach Us
Editore:
University of Chicago Press
(2016)
ISBN 10: 022636948X
ISBN 13: 9780226369488
Nuovo
Rilegato
Quantità: 1
Da:
Valutazione libreria
Descrizione libro Hardcover. Condizione: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Codice articolo think022636948X
Compra nuovo
EUR 17,03
Convertire valuta
Foto dell'editore
Lessons from the Great Gardeners: Forty Gardening Icons and What They Teach Us
Editore:
University of Chicago Press
(2016)
ISBN 10: 022636948X
ISBN 13: 9780226369488
Nuovo
Rilegato
Quantità: 1
Da:
Valutazione libreria
Descrizione libro Hardcover. Condizione: new. Brand New Copy. Codice articolo BBB_new022636948X
Compra nuovo
EUR 21,02
Convertire valuta
Foto dell'editore
Lessons from the Great Gardeners: Forty Gardening Icons and What They Teach Us
Editore:
University of Chicago Press
(2016)
ISBN 10: 022636948X
ISBN 13: 9780226369488
Nuovo
Rilegato
Quantità: 1
Da:
Valutazione libreria
Descrizione libro Hardcover. Condizione: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Codice articolo Holz_New_022636948X
Compra nuovo
EUR 20,39
Convertire valuta
Foto dell'editore
Lessons from the Great Gardeners: Forty Gardening Icons and What They Teach Us
Editore:
University of Chicago Press
(2016)
ISBN 10: 022636948X
ISBN 13: 9780226369488
Nuovo
Rilegato
Quantità: 1
Da:
Valutazione libreria
Descrizione libro Condizione: new. Codice articolo newMercantile_022636948X
Compra nuovo
EUR 21,66
Convertire valuta
Foto dell'editore
Lessons from the Great Gardeners Format: Hardcover
Editore:
University of Chicago press
(2016)
ISBN 10: 022636948X
ISBN 13: 9780226369488
Nuovo
Rilegato
Quantità: > 20
Da:
Valutazione libreria
Descrizione libro Condizione: New. Brand New. Codice articolo 9780226369488
Compra nuovo
EUR 25,21
Convertire valuta
Foto dell'editore
Lessons from the Great Gardeners: Forty Gardening Icons and What They Teach Us
Editore:
University of Chicago Press
(2016)
ISBN 10: 022636948X
ISBN 13: 9780226369488
Nuovo
Rilegato
Quantità: 1
Da:
Valutazione libreria
Descrizione libro Condizione: New. Buy with confidence! Book is in new, never-used condition 1.63. Codice articolo bk022636948Xxvz189zvxnew
Compra nuovo
EUR 28,99
Convertire valuta
Foto dell'editore
Lessons from the Great Gardeners: Forty Gardening Icons and What They Teach Us
Editore:
University of Chicago Press
(2016)
ISBN 10: 022636948X
ISBN 13: 9780226369488
Nuovo
Rilegato
Quantità: 1
Da:
Valutazione libreria
Descrizione libro Condizione: New. New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published 1.63. Codice articolo 353-022636948X-new
Compra nuovo
EUR 28,99
Convertire valuta
Foto dell'editore
Lessons from the Great Gardeners: Forty Gardening Icons and What They Teach Us
Editore:
University of Chicago Press
(2016)
ISBN 10: 022636948X
ISBN 13: 9780226369488
Nuovo
Rilegato
Quantità: 1
Da:
Valutazione libreria
Descrizione libro Hardcover. Condizione: new. New. Codice articolo Wizard022636948X
Compra nuovo
EUR 25,89
Convertire valuta
Immagini fornite dal venditore
Lessons from the Great Gardeners : Forty Gardening Icons & What They Teach Us
Editore:
University of Chicago Press
(2016)
ISBN 10: 022636948X
ISBN 13: 9780226369488
Nuovo
Rilegato
Quantità: 2
Da:
Valutazione libreria
Descrizione libro Condizione: New. Codice articolo 25258330-n
Compra nuovo
EUR 28,41
Convertire valuta
Foto dell'editore
Lessons from the Great Gardeners: Forty Gardening Icons and What They Teach Us
Editore:
University of Chicago Press
(2016)
ISBN 10: 022636948X
ISBN 13: 9780226369488
Nuovo
Rilegato
Quantità: 1
Da:
Valutazione libreria
Descrizione libro Condizione: new. Codice articolo FrontCover022636948X
Compra nuovo
EUR 28,83
Convertire valuta